Hello good, I recently bought a Chinese android radio from AliExpress from Gianlion, I would like to find a ROM to have in case I have problems in the future. I leave you some screenshots of the characteristics of the radio.
I would also like to be able to modify some apps that are installed since the bluethoot, radio and music app are very bad. I would like to change the radio one for navradio + and the music one for poweramp, from bluethoot I haven't found a better app.
I have Poweramp installed on the radio, but it does not dim or pause the music when I make or receive a call, but if I use the browser at the same time it does dim me when I receive browser notifications and if I use it at the same time as the radio that comes from the source, the signals are mixed, the music is not cut off, but if I open the navradio app, it does stop the music. I'm using the Launcher agama car launcher in case it has something to do with it.
I hope your help.
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Hi,
I just got a car from my company, it is a Toyota Auris 1.3 VVT, 2012 (before the recent facelift version), and I'm thinking to replace the built in unit with an Android HU.
I don't want to spend too much, and I would prefer a 2 DIN Universal unit, should I return the car or I get a new one, then I can move the HU to the new car.
I like the unit listed here: tinyurl.com/ybj7nmlo (please add https:// because I can't post url yet)
The price and specs seam reasonable. I can't really find any information about this unit, is it a safe buy? The seller seams to have many positive feedbacks, and they can deliver from Germany within EU so I could avoid customs. What should I expect or know about this unit?
I need the following:
- radio (FM mostly, if possible, by station name display)
- music player from SD card (at least 32GB size). Should be able to easily select artist, album, tracks. Would be great to have album art.
- navigation (IGO). I think it comes preinstalled with Igo, and then I can easily update to latest maps, other goodies. Would be great if navigation and music/radio can run together. For example, if I listen to music, but I run the navigation, then I hear the music in background, but when the navigation voice is saying direction, then music should fade.
- Bluetooth phone call, for incoming and outgoing calls. The built in mic should be fine, I don't talk too much when driving.
- Steering wheel control! I believe I will need to buy a canbus adapter for Auris, and then probably it will work. I have volume up/down, skip next/previous, and Select buttons. Should do the trick for volume, and skip track. Maybe long press would work too, for skip to next folder?
- would be nice to have it paired with an OBD2 interface, then I could even use Torque I guess or other app. I have an OBD2 device off eBay. Not sure if I can pair both the phone and the OBD2 at same time, or maybe yes? This is not so important.
Features like DVD/CD, and movies video playback are not important to me, and rear camera too.
What do you think, should I buy this unit, is it reliable? I don't need super sound, just decent enough. I have factory speakers only in front, that's it.
I still need to get a fascia for Auris, and a cage. And the canbus for steering wheel.
Or any other unit that performs fine in the same price range, available in EU from Aliexpress or eBay?
Thanks!
also looking but with dab built in.
if it doesn't have 2GB of RAM skip it
I bought the Bosion HU with Android Marshmallow about half a year ago, I am very happy with it.
Mainly because now I feel so free when I can install any app I want.
I installed PowerAmp for music player and TuneIn for radio stations, Google Maps and Waze for navigation
The microSD slot did accept without any problem my 64Gb sandisk card with all my music
It all works well, there are , though, a few small problems:
* The built in apps "steal" the speakers. Meaning, if you are listening to the Radio app (from the antenna, not the web) and you press Play on PowerAamp, you will still be hearing the radio. You have to launch the built in Music player, which "steals" back the speakers, then play Poweramp, this time it will play your music.
I haven't found any fix to this behavior, but to do the steps I just bescribed.
* Along the same line, the built in Music player and built in CD player seems to launch automatically and it takes a few minutes to stop them both and use your own app.
* The internal SD memory is not mounted, so you cannot write it
As you see not much to complain, for me these problems are not critical, and anyway I don't believe they are going to be fixed any time soon. The seller is not in the business of maintaining the OS.
The seller from eBay was very communicative and responsive, he/she just didn't have any solution to the problems, sometimes he/she did not understand the english in my description of the problems.
I recently got one Chinese (ebay) android head / Allwinner T3 Quad Core based, so far it is working OK but I just noticed every time I try to minimize the radio app and go back to the car launcher interface (Car Launcher AG) it simply close completely instead of letting the radio background audio.
Is there any other radio app I can install or any special setting to do this? I dont get this problem if I try it using the regular music player (Poweramp music player)
Thanks!
BTW, this unit is not able to present the RDS info either
Simillar problem.
Simillar problem.
same issue did you guys figure it out?
Hi All,
Recently purchased and installed a Joying head unit (4GB, PX5 Octa Core) (link to product)
I use google music for all my music needs. I have uploaded all my personal music onto the google music cloud servers so I can stream or download them whenever I want making it an ideal solution. I installed the google music app on my android head unit and everything works great appear from one small thing.
The steering wheel NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons are not responding on the music app. Its killing me cause at the moment every time I have to change a song ive got to touch the screen (not ideal when driving).
Volume buttons work fine but ive tried different things to try and get the other buttons to work within the app like button re mappers via the app store etc.
Does anyone know of any way to get the NEXT and PREVIOUS song wheel buttons to work with the google music app. I will love you so much
I think its a software thing with the app cause poweramp and some other music players work with the wheel buttons. If this is the case I was hoping that there is an app that can run in the background which can pickup the wheel buttons and translate them so they work with the google music app.
Any assistance would be great. I hope someone can help.
Bump. There has to be a way around this.
Bump again. Really hoping there is a solution. If not can anyone recommend another forum/discussion board to try.
Type of car, type of CANBUS adapter if any, would be helpful. Because to me it sounds like a problem on the car side, not the app side.
Tried using the forward/back buttons on a different app or via Bluetooth pairing?
Croak said:
Type of car, type of CANBUS adapter if any, would be helpful. Because to me it sounds like a problem on the car side, not the app side.
Tried using the forward/back buttons on a different app or via Bluetooth pairing?
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Car is Toyota Aurion/Camry.
So as in original post I can confirm it works on other apps such as poweramp and even the stock bluetooth player but on google music its not working. Im pretty sure its a google music app issue but im hoping there is a work around.
Bump. Please help
I have a same problem. The Next & Previous button does work with stock music and radio though but not with downloaded apps. Either it Spotify, Google Music, PowerAmp, VLC or AIMP. The Volume button working fine though. Appreciate if anyone have a solution.
Thank you in advance.
Seems like those controls are only directed into built-in media apps (radio etc). I found an app to translate the signal to universal: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.petrows.mtcservice&hl=en_CA
rewen said:
Seems like those controls are only directed into built-in media apps (radio etc). I found an app to translate the signal to universal: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.petrows.mtcservice&hl=en_CA
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Hi @rewen thanks for the reply. Well I have installed the app few weeks ago unfortunately it doesn't works with my Head Unit. Can't even run the app.
My Device.
- Quadcore T3 K2001M
- Android 6.0.1
- CanBox V0.01
Kakamal said:
Hi @rewen thanks for the reply. Well I have installed the app few weeks ago unfortunately it doesn't works with my Head Unit. Can't even run the app.
My Device.
- Quadcore T3 K2001M
- Android 6.0.1
- CanBox V0.01
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Doesn't work with mine either. Runs but has no effect. PX6 Android 9
Iv got a xtrons td696as running a custom room Hal9k Mod v2.3
(will say its a grate room) so far iv installed -
Aimp is my music player
I use torque Pro via obd2 Bluetooth
I'm using tomtom go app for maps
What is your selection of apps for your head unit, what could I be missing out on?? What little secret apps could we all be missing out on,
On a different note I'm having trouble with my dab radio,
Every time I try to search for stations the unit will crash at about 70-80% and shut down and then restart any information on this would be grate,
At the moment I'm running xtrons official dab app iv also tried zoulou's modded version with the same results
My unit, bought in late 2021, has a bug with the built-in radio app. It seems that the unit defaults to playing fm radio when I first start my car or in between other app choices like SiriusXM or Apple Music. I've been in the secret settings menu, don't have this app checked in the "Whitelist" so it plays over other apps, and cannot find a way turn it off! Anyone have this issue and a resolution? I don't use ota radio so I would love to just get rid of it.